Tag: life
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Brian Fallon Deserves a Listen
Today sees the release of Brian Fallon & The Painkillers‘ new album, Not Bad For New Jersey. Produced by Butch Walker and featuring guests including Brandon Flowers of The Killers, it’s Fallon’s first full solo album in several years. If the name Brian Fallon doesn’t immediately ring a bell, chances are you’ve at least heard…
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The Mystery of Isosine: Where Is the Real Isosine?
I was very one-track, one-genre minded in my youth. If I liked a band, I stayed in that lane. If I liked a genre, even better. Why complicate things? Then I heard a mashup of MGMT’s Kids and Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit and something clicked. It completely changed the way I listened to music.…
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For Players Who Can’t Count (Myself Included)
Are you constantly annoyed at social games where nobody consciously keeps track of the score? Or do you occasionally suffer from bouts of brain fog like I do and suddenly realise nobody remembers whether the score is 6-4, 7-4, or perhaps an entirely different number? If so, I may have found something useful. Introducing the…
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Crossing Continents for the Love of Pickleball
N and A were the first people who taught me the rules of pickleball and, more importantly, how to play the game. More than two years later, the married couple’s love for the sport has only grown. Like many passionate pickleball players, they travel for tournaments—not just to compete, but also to experience different pickleball…
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New Music Friday – 24 July 2026
This week’s theme seems to be strong women and the pursuit of triple crowns. Fresh off writing about Lo Pay Jyue’s clean sweep at Pesta Sukan Masters, I found myself thinking about another woman chasing her own version of a triple crown. My mentor, a working mother as well, is currently alone in New York…
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The Two-Person CRBN Fan Club: Why Pickleball Buddy Nas and I Love CRBN
Are Pickleball Buddy Nas and I the only people in Singapore who genuinely appreciate CRBN paddles? That’s a question that comes up surprisingly often whenever we compare notes. When I decided I wanted the CRBN TruFoam Barrage 2 (“Barrage 2“), finding one in Singapore proved harder than expected. While other brands seemed readily available everywhere,…
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The Draft and Parts of Me Were Torn Apart. The Playlist Survived
I was thoroughly schooled at work recently. To be fair, that’s not exactly a rare occurrence. Most days, there’s a voice in the back of my head questioning whether I’m actually any good at what I do. Working alongside some of the brightest minds in Singapore has many benefits, but it also comes with a…
